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Blessing of the Animals – Aug 30

Reverend Janet Parsons August 30, 2020 Reflection           I’ve had some odd encounters with animals in the past few months, but the oddest of all was while camping a couple of weeks ago.  We were sitting at the...

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On Racial Justice Part 2 – August 23

On Racial Justice, Pt. 2 WE HAVE THE POWER TO BEGIN THE WORLD OVER AGAIN By Carol Bousquet, August 23, 2020 I believe we are finally at THE day of reckoning. Finally we have conditions and consciousness to change the course of history in the ways our African American,...

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A Celebration and Appreciation of Gardens -Aug 2

A Celebration and Appreciation of Gardens by Lucille LePage         words delivered on August 2, 2020 at Gloucester UU Church online Sunday service   Before we begin our celebration of gardens, I should explain that I’m defining gardens a bit broadly this morning.  Of...

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Children of the Light – June 21

Children of the Light © Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church June 21, 2020 Imagine, for a moment, having nowhere that you could get together with friends, or to meet people, that was legal. Imagine, for a moment, not being welcome anywhere, or even allowed to...

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A Meditation on Breathing – May 31

A Meditation on Breathing In our turquoise hymnal there is a song called the Meditation on Breathing: It begins: Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out. And then it continues, When I breathe in, I breathe in peace. When I breathe out, I breathe out love....

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Sunday Worship Service June 13, 2021

Sunday, June 13, 2021 10:00 a.m. On Zoom SPECIAL PRIDE SERVICE THIS SUNDAY! Join us on Zoom for a special service in celebration of the Pride Month led by Charles Nazarian, joined by Kathleen Williams, and featuring videos by local LGBTQ musicians performing and...

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Spaciousness in Between, Part One – May 10

Reflections for May 10 Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church   Spaciousness in Between, Part One© One of the frequent comments about life in this time of pandemic, here in Coronaville, is that it’s hard to keep track of what day it is. Let’s be clear; it’s...

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Reflections/ The Movement Into Mystery – May 3

Reflections for May 3, 2020 Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church Betwixt and Between I reached an interesting milestone the other day, on May 1. I suddenly realized that I have not filled the gas tank of my car since the second week of March. It’s been almost...

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Radical Gratitude – Apr 26

Radical Gratitude Kelly Knox “There is great joy in an unworn path” – this is according to Lord Byron – a poet from the 16th and early 17th century. He shared this with me from the other side via an herbal tea bag. An unworn path however, often causes great fear and...

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The First Easter – April 12

The First Easter Reverend Janet Parsons Today, probably more than any other day, our new way of daily life just feels wrong. We have been asked to make many sacrifices during the past few weeks. And the timing of that is appropriate, in its way, as we have just...

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Dreams in the Desert – April 5

Dreams in the Desert Reverend Janet Parsons Gloucester UU Church April 5, 2020   This week the two religious traditions that give us our roots are celebrating important holidays. It’s Holy Week in the Christian tradition: beginning today with Palm Sunday and...

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Sunday Sermon – March 22

Sunday, March 22 2020 Call to Worship As Susan Taormina plays our opening hymn — wordlessly on piano— see if you can recollect singing the version in our hymnal, in which we sing in praise of the blue skies of our homeland, but then acknowledge that other people love...

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Upcoming Services

Dec 24, 2024

Please join us at 7pm tonight for a retelling of the traditional Christmas story with scripture, contemporary readings, and lots of music! We will end by singing Silent Night by candlelight. Our service is led by Reverend Janet Parsons, with music by Andrew Soll, organist. Everyone is welcome!

This service is in-person only. It will not be livestreamed.

Recent News

Sunday September 1 – 11 a.m.

Join us Sunday in the social hall for Brunch Church. The service will be led by Jeremy Melvin. Everyone is welcome! Join us at 11 a.m. in-person. Livestream will resume next week.

Sunday Aug 25

Reverend Janet Parsons will lead worship this Sunday, August 25, with music provided by Susan Taormina. Please join us at 10am in-person, or at the livestream link below. Everyone is welcome! Link to livestream:...

“Responses to Authoritarianism”

This Sunday's worship is led by Karen Bell with music by Andy Soll. It will feature a short introduction to some of the major cultural and political forces that are currently at play in the presidential race, after the momentous developments of the past 2 weeks....